Firsts

First visit to Twickenham, first international mens rugby match. Cracking experience. The drunken antics of many men (not young) mainly stayed on the right side of amusing. Although the boys have been reminded that the language heard at rugby stays at rugby.

Attritional first half, much better second half. Plenty of English indiscipline (reduced to 12 for part of the match, and 14 permanently) but the crowd sucking the ball over the line for England's first try, with demands of "heave" will stick long in the memory.